Get Your Kicks On Route 66 In Disney’s California Adventures, Cars Land!

On June 15, 2012, Disney opened the newest land in the Disney California Adventure theme park, Cars Land, based on the Disney/Pixar animated films. The debut of Cars Land marked the completion of a five-year expansion at Disney California Adventure, bringing more characters, more adventures and more Disney magic into the park, both day and night.

Cars Land is like stepping right into the Disney*Pixar movie, “Cars!” Route 66 leads guest at Disney’s California Adventure Park into a life-sized, fully detailed town of “Radiator Springs.” Guests of all ages will be awed by the panoramic vistas of Ornament valley, experience thrills on the world-famous Radiator Spring’s Racers and even get to interact with some of their favorite fuel-driven friends.

The re-creation of Radiator Springs captures the authentic feel of Route 66 with three-dimensional versions of familiar landmarks from the film, including Cadillac Mountain Range in Ornament Valley, Luigi’s Casa Della Tires and Flo’s V8 Café.

In Radiator Springs, guests get to learn dance moves like the Overdrive, the Reverse and the Hairpin Turn, which is all part of the fun at “Dj’s Dance and Drive.”  When night falls in radiator springs, 16 neon signs come alive, so bright the luminous colors light the way along Route 66! The fun of the “Cars” theme not only extends in the decor of the town, but their quick service dining and gift shops as well. There is Flo’s V8 Café, Fillmore’s Taste-In, Cozy Cone Motel, Radiator Springs Curios, Sarge’s Surplus Hut and Ramone’s House of Body Art.

The fun doesn’t stop there, it extends to the menus of the Radiator Springs roadside restaurants. Flo’s V8 Café serves old-fashioned breakfast dishes and home-style rotisserie classics for dinner and lunch. The best house-made pies are there including: strawberry-rhubarb, blueberry-peach & apple cheddar.

Radiator Springs Racers: A leisurely, scenic tour of Ornament Valley turns into an all-out race for the Piston Cup as guests race side-by-side through the mountain range, around Willy’s Butte and past the plunging waterfall, Radiator Falls – all familiar sights to fans of the movie. Guests board their cars for a scenic road trip, riding through the countryside and the town of Radiator Springs. After a stop at Luigi’s Casa Della Tires or Ramone’s House of Body Art, guests and their cars get some final racing tips from Doc Hudson. When the race begins, racers split onto parallel tracks, zooming nose-to-nose through the desert landscape. As part of the thrill, guests don’t know who is going to win until the end!

In Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree: Everyone’s favorite tow truck, Mater, has corralled a herd of runaway baby tractors in his junkyard. Guests are invited to an old-fashioned “tow-si-do” in Mater’s salvage yard as they ride trailers hitched to the baby tractors.

Luigi’s Rollickin Roadsters:  To celebrate Radiator Springs’ Race Day, Luigi has transformed his backyard into a little piece of Italy and invited his family of roadsters to perform traditional “dances” from the old country. Climb aboard one of the 1950’s-era vehicles  and experience  a choreographed dance routine of near-miss twists and turns.

Don’t forget to meet the residents of Radiator Springs including; Lightning McQueen, Mater, Red The Fire Truck and DJ’s Dance Party. Residents of Radiator Springs and best friends always,  Lightning McQueen & Mater settle in at the Cozy Cone Motel to meet guests and pose for photos.  Red The Fire Truck makes sure that everything – and everybody – gets wet in some fun, interactive water play, you can find him sometimes at the cozy cone or along Route 66. DJ the rolling boom box with a mischievous personality and built-in CD changer, can find him at Dj’s Dance Party.